The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-30
from France they loaded up their vessels and
tnen proceeded to the coast of Labrador.


was kept up for many years, until forced to
abandon it. The method of procuring a
cargo was to drive large number into one
OF the pounds, kill them with sticks and
throw them into a wooden shute which
quickly carried them down the steep cliffs
into boat below waiting to receive its
feathery cargo.
The next islands visited were the Penguin,
which lie on Notre Dame Bay. Tradition
says that these islands also were a favorite
breeding place of the aux, but close investi-
gation revealed nothing to indicate their
having existed in this locality.
Several days were spent cruising among
the Islands IN this bay. A whole summer
could be passed here and then not exhaust
the supply of knowledge to be gained. 1t
IS an excellent field for the geologist or bota-
MIST to work in. Copper may be found in
most OF the islands, also scattering places
where coal and other minerals show them
selves. The natives take pleasure in telling
OF the wonderful wealth of the country,
and yet at the same time complain of the
exceedingly hard times, when under their
very feet lies vast wealth waiting to be re-
moved from its rocky hiding place. To be
sure the inhabitants are poor, and are kept
so by English capital. but in the past times
have been good, and their attention could
have been turned to other business besides
fishing.
The highest ambition of these people
seems to be to catch Goldfish; to speak to
them of different occupation is folly. A
few years ago an American with a small
amount of capital came here and started
In business by putting up, canned Holsters in
small quantities, and to-day he is reckoned
as wealthy. Thus far this season the fish
ing has been total failure, and as the re-
naming part of the season is short, not
much can be expected. Those who have
gone to Labrador have done comparatively
nothing, and as large numbers depend on
this catch for a years work, a terrible
amount of suffering must necessarily fol-
low complete failure, unless the govern
ment renders them assistance.
The largest settlement on the bay is Tou-
inguet, locally called the "City of the
North" This place has about 5000 inhabi-
tants mostly fishermen. A number of fine
buildings adorn the well-kept streets; be-
sides, the shore is covered with a large num-
Der of wharves, on which are tidy-looking
and modern houses for receiving, curing
and shipping fish. Four square-rigged YES
sells lay at anchor in the stream, waiting for
arrivals from Labrador, no fish being on
hand. If these vessels do not succeed in
getting load
IT WILL BE A SERIOUS BLOW
to the merchants of the place, which will in
turn greatly affect the inhabitants.
While here we met genuine Yankee,
who, true to Yankee principles kept good
supply of Yankee notions, and did all sorts
Of repairing and manufacturing, from
mending boots and shoes to repairing
watches
That he had lucrative trade we could
not doubt, as everything about him denoted
it. While his less fortunate neighbors were
complaining he piled his calling to good adj
vantage. The place also boasts of weekly
paper, but in conversation with j. p
Thompson, its editor, we learned that it
was poorly supported, the people being not
much given to reading. Two days of calm
gave us ample time to see everything of in
terest.
This bay is very pretty, it being about Il
miles long and wide, surrounded on all
sides by very high Cloud hills, which are
1000 feet above the level of the sea at the
loftiest peaks. A climb to the summit of
these will amply pay one for his trouble. If
it be a clear day grand sight is before
you. The Strait of Belle Isle and the rug
ged coast of Labrador are clearly seen
away in the northwest. Almost at your
feet is Canada bay, with its nearly perpen-
dicular shore.
Ill bilt Ddy tfb d lew SItldll lSltlNlS, dTOuIlU
which are hundreds of poIpoises playing
and jumping high out of water, their bright
sides glistening in monday sun. On the top
of these seemingly arid rocks are number
of beautiful little lakes, in which are many
small islands. Several waterfalls down the
mountain side make beautiful contrast to
the thick overhanging foliage.
We were told that porpoises abound in
the bay the greater part of the summer.
No attempt is ever made by the few people
who live here to catch them Fishing here,
as everywhere else, has failed, the amount
per man only averaging about 10 quintals
certainly poor prospect for the com
ing winter-and yet when we asked
some of them why they did not catch por-
poises for their skins and oil they were as
tonished, having never before heard of such
a thing as catching them for anything ex-
cept sport. Although this is a good locality
for sporting in its season, in the long winter
months it must be gloomy-hardly a fit
place for human beings to live. Great was
the suffering last winter, when whole fani-
lies nearly starved, living on nothing but
dried caplin. What diet for human beings
to live upon! MANS inhumanity to man.
is the
CHIEF CAUSE OF THE SUFFERING
in Newfoundland. Close to the rocky shore
looking house, gloomy and silent; It's owner,
a decrepit old man, we were told, ''joined
the silent majority" few months ago. Be-
ing hemmed in by snow and too feeble to
make an attempt to free himself from his
living tomb of snow, the poor old man
starved to death His neighbors could rem
der him no assistance, as they were OH the
verge of starvation, their children crying
in vain for bread. Unless something is
done to check the wave of poverty which is
sweeping over the northeast coast of New
foundland. great will be the suffering the
coming winter. 1t has been recently said
that Newfoundland was never in a more
fiourishing condition. A great mistake, as
things could not assume more gloomy
look than at present
On the morning of Aug. we were close
to Cape Baud, the most nothern point of
land on the island. 1t had all the appear
ance of winter, the Thermometer standing
at AZ and water 81, with icebergs all
around. In the early part of the day we
passed between Belle lsle and Pistolet Bay
and entered the Strait of Belle Isle.
At noon we put into Black Bay, the
weather being dark, gloomy and threaten
ing. We were now in the land where they
have mine months winter and three months
late in the fall.n
Mackerel seldom visit these waters, none
having been seen for number of years, and
then in q very poor condition.
For two days we were compelled to ride
at our anchor, with q strong westerly gale
whistling about our ears On the morning
of the third day favorable wind carried
us swiftly ON our journey across the Gulf of
81 Tawrence toward the Mingan islands,